Informal Education and Public Outreach

• New Plans

• Several Space Place articles about XMM science to appear 14 major metropolitan daily newspapers, in both English and Spanish languages and Astronomy Club newsletters

• A “live” interview with X-ray astronomer Ilana Harrus is planned for 2009-2010, hosted at the Space Place Live website. Scientists are portrayed as cartoon characters, but with their actual voices.

• Night Sky Network kit “Cosmic Explosions” partnership with Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) (possibly joint with Suzaku)